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In Her Skin

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The parents (Guy Pearce, Miranda Otto) of a missing girl launch a frantic search for their daughter, unaware that the child's former baby sitter (Ruth Bradley) has murdered her.
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Sam Adams AV Club 02/10/2011
C-
The first red flag is the opening title card, which reads "This is a true story." The use of "is" rather than "based on" or "inspired by" is a harbinger of the lack of perspective and humility that enables the film's most egregious excesses. Go to Full Review
Kat Halstead Common Sense Media May 27
There are some choices in the structure of In Her Skin that don't quite pay off. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/24/2016
C-
The unpleasant narrative makes for a disturbing but not a good drama. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf BrianOrndorf.com 06/12/2011
B-
It's on the sloppy side, but the primary textures of alarm are sustained and sharply performed, making for a gut-wrenching viewing experience with a foundation in reality that's too awful to bear. Go to Full Review
Erik Childress eFilmCritic.com 02/12/2011
1.5/4
The makers of In Her Skin must be prepared to cut a check to anyone who ever read, wrote, made, or saw The Lovely Bones. Go to Full Review
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Marlene A Nov 8 I couldn't get past the first 40 minutes; the acting was utterly unwatchable. Whatever they were aiming for with this “true story” felt flat and unconvincing. Not even my curiosity was enough to keep me glued to the screen. See more Fustun B 10/10/2024 This is a film that if you've never really knew someone with unbearable depression or felt it yourself it may not be easy to watch, but it struck a chord with me on such a deep level with really beautiful, dream-like sequences and wonderful acting that portrays a regular, imperfect but beautiful person with all the promise in the world and someone behind glass looking in with an obsessive and painful envy. This person was very very very ill and acted on her obsessions but was also completely failed by her parents unfortunately. It's not a happy film, but the story is shot from multiple perspectives to round out the pacing and the soundtrack is fantastic. I'm saddened that so many people won't really understand or appreciate this movie because it really shows someone who's felt the same lack of support from their parents, the same self loathing and the same envy as when I was young, albeit in the worst case scenario. See more Tim H 01/02/2024 I don't have a lot to say about this film, it was just dull and uninteresting. Even Sam Neill could not save this slog. See more 04/22/2022 For me, the center of the film is Caroline, that buzzing bundle of contradictory passions that earned my awe and even sympathy… callous descriptions of her from other reviewers on this site go a long way in explaining how she became a killer… she read those reviews and went ballistic? The rest of the film is polished, evenly paced, maybe a bit dull, with music dribbled over scenes like treacle, but Caroline makes it all throb. See more 12/17/2020 My frustration with the movie is hiw inaccurate it is. The way the killer is portrayed, she wasnt that out of control. They way the police were portrayed, they began searching on the day after she went missing. The facts overall are just wrong. I understand you take liberties in stories like this because of time needs, but thus is just too much of a departure from the truth for me. See more 01/31/2020 THIS MOVIE IS AWESOME 🍿 See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The parents (Guy Pearce, Miranda Otto) of a missing girl launch a frantic search for their daughter, unaware that the child's former baby sitter (Ruth Bradley) has murdered her.
Director
Simone North
Producer
Tony Cavanaugh
Screenwriter
Simone North
Production Co
Screen Australia, Liberty Films International
Rating
R (Some Sexuality|Nudity|Language|Strong Disturbing Violence)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 48m
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